{"id":10621,"date":"2020-11-02T15:07:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T19:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=10621"},"modified":"2020-10-30T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T19:13:49","slug":"spring-21-course-spotlight-on-ils-59500-information-and-communication-strategies-for-the-technical-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/02\/spring-21-course-spotlight-on-ils-59500-information-and-communication-strategies-for-the-technical-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRING &#8217;21 Course Spotlight on ILS 59500:  Information and Communication Strategies for the Technical Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">ILS 59500:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Information and Communication Strategies for the Technical Workplace<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meeting Times: DIS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Instructors: <a href=\"mailto:phill201@purdue.edu\">Margaret Phillips<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:dzwicky@purdue.edu\">Dave Zwicky<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:fosmire@purdue.edu\">Michael Fosmire<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This course emphasizes the importance and role of strong information and communication skills (written, oral, graphical, and interpersonal) in a successful engineering or technology career. Search, evaluate, access, use, and synthesize technical information in order to present information clearly, ethically, and effectively in a variety of professional formats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1) Articulate the importance and role of strong communication skills in a successful engineering or technology career<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2) Recognize the different kinds of technical publications and the processes by which they are created<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3) Efficiently search, access, use, and synthesize relevant and appropriate technical literature<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4) Critically evaluate information and determine whether it is applicable to the task at hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5) Present information clearly and effectively in a variety of technical and professional formats, following appropriate style guides, citing sources, and considering the ethical use of information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6) Develop effective knowledge management practices, including literature and data management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/10\/Slide11.png?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/10\/Slide11.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/10\/Slide11.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/10\/Slide11.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ILS 59500:\u00a0 Information and Communication Strategies for the Technical Workplace Meeting Times: DIS Instructors: Margaret Phillips, Dave Zwicky, Michael Fosmire This course emphasizes the importance and role of strong information and communication skills (written, oral, graphical, and interpersonal) in a successful engineering or technology career. 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